Why Tony Blair makes me feel like a teenager

People said Jeremy Corbyn was only in the Labour leadership race to widen the debate, he’s currently leading that race.

Now people are saying he’s unelectable.

Who knows if Jeremy Corbyn can or can’t connect with the electorate? What we do know, is that Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are struggling to connect with supporters of their own party.

It’s probably telling that whilst Corbyn has sparked excitement amongst young people, the ‘Anyone But Corbyn’ campaign is being led by politicians from the New Labour era.

Leading to odd situations, like Tony Blair predicting a Corbyn led Labour will split the party. That’s Tony Blair the most divisive figure in the party. Or Gordon Brown explaining what it takes for Labour to be electable. It’s just a shame he’s never had a chance to put these ideas into practice.

It’s not just Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, it seems like every day someone from that era is telling Labour supporters not to vote for Jeremy Corbyn. They don’t seem as forthcoming when it comes to saying why we should vote for the other contenders.

I can’t help thinking that this approach, like a parent forbidding a teenager from doing something, is just making Corbyn appear that little bit more desirable.

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2 thoughts on “Why Tony Blair makes me feel like a teenager”

Just had an email from J. Prescott justifying his initial support for Corbyn (‘we needed that debate”) but now Burnham’s the man. It wasn’t a personal mail shot from Prezza, it was a desperate mailshot from Prezza. The people are speaking: the bastards.

Even though I’m nearly as old as the Corbyn-ator , I voted for him a few minutes ago. Worst outcome ? Debate shifts to the left for a whlle and Cameron and cronies are exposed as self-serving creeps by a man who’ll stick it to him at PMQs.